Boating New Zealand - May 2018

44 Boating New Zealand

Immediately to starboard is the galley with hob, sink,

fridge and oven surrounded by ample storage space. To port

is the saloon in a comfortable wrap-around seat and table in

white trim.

he helm station is to starboard and contains a suite of

Garmin instruments including plotter, radar and depth sounder.

All the information is easy to read at a quick glance and is nicely

shielded from glare by some pleated custom dash trim.

Instead of the normal collection of switches Jack has the

CZone system which intelligently tracks through cruising, dock

and hibernation modes, sending all the information back to

the Sentinel app on your phone which can remotely monitor

the systems. his saves the embarrassment of talking to

yourself while trying to remember what to switch on and of

on the breaker panel when you leave the boat.

Stepping down into the accommodation section of the boat

there are some well thought out spaces. A full queen-size bed in

the owner’s cabin is to port and a head to starboard with a toilet

and the luxury of a stand-alone shower compartment.

he lower port side V berth has been sacriiced for some

enormous storage space in draws and lockers. he storage is

such that the owner can have a generous collection of ishing

gear aboard without it cluttering up the stylish layout.

ON THE WATER

here is a reason Dickey Boats does not have a lavishly-funded

marketing department to its business. One trick on the helm

and the boats sell themselves.

While the great design, engineering and attention to detail

are nice, it is what the boat feels like that ultimately counts. Our

boat review occurred on one of those brilliant Hawke Bay days

with no wind and a small dying swell.